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BG 1, Tract 17, Polk, IA

1,797 Population
0.3 square miles 6,760.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.7 ±10.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Des Moines: 34.6 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2

Economics

$31,152 ±$7,155 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $37,863 ±$917
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
$98,804 ±$28,856 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Des Moines: $65,932 ±$1,922
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283

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Families

502 ±98 Number of households
  • Des Moines: 90,105 ±1,262
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
3.6 ±0.4 (1,797  ±392) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Des Moines: 2.3 207,448 (±0 / ±224)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)

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Housing

558 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines: 97,604 ±1,191
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136

$174,700 ±$27,203 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Des Moines: $194,700 ±$3,372
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486

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Social

68% ±10% (713  ±192.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Des Moines: 87% 121,981 (±1.8% / ±2,733.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
13.9% ±6.9% (146  ±79.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Des Moines: 29.7% 41,668 (±1.1% / ±1,582.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)

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3.3% ±4% (41  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Des Moines: 5% 8,179 (±0.4% / ±725)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
41 Total veterans ±50 N/A Male ±10 41 Female ±50

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